Serie A - Primera Etapa 1972

						
Tournament split in Serie A and Serie B (8 teams each), 
with relegation in mid-season.

Ecuador Serie A 1972

First Stage

Cross-Table
		     Amé Bar Nac Eme LQu Mac Olm UCa
América de Quito     xxx 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 2-2 0-1
Barcelona            2-1 xxx 2-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 3-1 4-1
El Nacional 	     2-2 3-1 xxx 3-0 3-1 5-2 8-3 1-0
Emelec               0-0 0-0 3-1 xxx 1-1 0-0 4-1 1-0
LDU de Quito         1-1 2-2 1-4 1-1 xxx 3-2 3-1 3-2
Macará     	     2-1 0-2 1-0 2-2 0-1 xxx 4-2 3-2
Olmedo               1-3 1-0 3-3 0-1 1-1 3-3 xxx 1-0
Universidad Católica 3-1 2-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 1-1 4-0 xxx

Table

 1.El Nacional          14  7  4  3 33-19 18 [Quito]     Qualified
 2.Barcelona            14  7  3  4 24-15 17 [Guayaquil] Qualified
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 3.Emelec               14  5  7  2 17-12 17 [Guayaquil]
 4.Macará               14  5  4  5 24-25 14 [Ambato]
 5.América              14  4  5  5 15-17 13 [Quito]
 6.LDU de Quito         14  4  5  5 18-23 13
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Universidad Católica 14  5  2  7 17-18 12 [Quito]     Relegated
 8.Olmedo               14  2  4  8 20-39  8 [Riobamba]  Relegated

Playoff to decide second place
[Sep 28]
Barcelona    1 - 0 Emelec

Top-2 qualify to Liguilla Final
Bottom-2 relegated to Serie B

Second Stage

Nb: Dep. Quito and LDU de Portoviejo promoted as winners of 
    First Stage of Serie B

Cross-Table
		     Amé Bar DQu Nac Eme LPo LQu Mac
América de Quito     xxx 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 2-0 0-1
Barcelona            3-1 xxx 6-0 3-0 1-3 1-1 2-0 3-2
Deportivo Quito      1-2 1-0 xxx 2-1 0-0 3-1 2-2 2-1
El Nacional 	     1-0 1-1 1-3 xxx 0-2 1-0 1-2 3-0
Emelec               3-1 2-4 2-2 0-0 xxx 0-0 2-0 7-2
LDU de Portoviejo    0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 xxx 1-1 1-0
LDU de Quito         4-2 0-1 3-3 0-1 1-3 4-3 xxx 0-0
Macará     	     2-1 2-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-3 1-1 xxx

Table

 1.Emelec               14  7  6  1 28-14 20 [Guayaquil] Qualified
 2.Barcelona            14  7  3  4 26-15 17 [Guayaquil] Qualified
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Deportivo Quito      14  6  5  3 23-23 17 [Quito]
 4.El Nacional          14  5  4  5 14-16 14 [Quito]
 5.LDU de Portoviejo    14  3  6  5 18-19 12 [Riobamba]
 6.América              14  4  3  7 13-18 11 [Quito]
 7.LDU de Quito         14  3  5  6 18-24 11             Relegated
 8.Macará               14  3  4  7 14-25 10 [Ambato]

Top-2 qualify to Liguilla Final

Liguilla Final

Cross-Table

		     Bar Nac Eme
Barcelona            xxx 3-3 2-1
El Nacional          3-0 xxx 2-2
Emelec               5-1 1-0 xxx

Table

 1.Emelec               4  2  1  1  9- 5  5 [Guayaquil] Champions
 2.El Nacional          4  1  2  1  8- 6  4 [Quito]     Runners-up
 3.Barcelona            4  1  1  2  6-12  3 [Guayaquil]

Serie A extended to 12 teams in 1973

PD: LDU de Quito play playoff with Universidad Católica (team of Pichincha 
    in Serie B) to decide which team of Pichincha is relegated to second 
    division; according to regulations for 1973 Pichincha only can have 4 
    teams in Serie A.
    Universidad Católica win series, LDU de Quito relegated to second 
    division in 1973.

Topscorers

15 Nelson Miranda NELSINHO (Barcelona)
14 Pedro PERICO León (Barcelona)
12 Luis LAMBERCK (Emelec)
12 Félix LASSO GARCIA (Emelec)
11 Washington MUÑOZ (Barcelona)
11 Cassiano SUAREZ (Macará)
11 Carlos TORRES GARCES (El Nacional)



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Last updated: 8 Mar 2003

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